Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

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The village is celebrating; everyone prepares to dance. This rose on my blouse will please him, I’m sure. This simple fresh flower will make me beautiful in his eyes. The village is celebrating. Hurry, I must make myself ready.

La la la la. The distant mazurka begins. La la la la. And look, he dances without me! How handsome he is and how graceful! No one here at the ball is better.

The village is celebrating; everyone prepares to dance. These ribbons, this lace, will make me beautiful in his eyes. Hurry, I must get ready!

What charm, what merriment! With what tenderness he holds me in his arms! The sweetest of dreams, together united! We leave the world behind.

What charm, what merriment! With what tenderness he holds me in his arms, how I sigh when in the evening he brings me home. The night moves on too fast. Alas! It ends too quickly! And the tunes of the dance, fade in time, The beloved sigh, when he has brought me home.

But God knows my dreams. The mazurka, alas, comes to an end. Ah! A moment of happiness comes. Dream only of the dance. La la la … !